With the first rays of the sun reaching me, I woke up.

But with how my body felt after sleeping on a branch while tied, I wished to not have done so.

Still, a new day was upon me and I had a lot of stuff to do. So after grumbling internally for a few minutes while untying, descending, and stretching, I quickly made a plan for the day and began working on it.

With my mana replenished overnight, I decided to first spend most of it to purify and store water. During this process, I also tested an idea that had occurred to me on how to solve the issue of where/how to retrieve it from my inventory without spilling or dirtying.

Even though it would use a point of mana each time as I simply created a correct-sized container with 'Shaped Mana'.

It was a temporal measure, even so, it was good enough for now.

I also explored the surrounding kilometer or so to each side from the stream. I can not say that it was an extreme success or I discovered something awesome, but even so, two dozen edible fruits and almost a hundred meters worth of vines were added to my inventory.

A thing to note was that my body was impervious to poisons and so I should not be affected even if what I ate was poisonous, still, I preferred to only harvest things that showed signs of being eaten by animals. This, first, harvest brought me three different kinds of fruits that resembled the ones I knew on earth, so I decided to call them so, being apples (two-colored and fairly big, with each being about half-kilo and bigger than my fist), oranges (inside they are deep-red, making me call them blood-oranges), and some kind of pomelo or grapefruit (a bunch was grouped like the latter, but the form and taste resemble the former).

Having brought variety to my diet, I rested for a while (as my stamina was showing about 30%) before moving on to test another idea. Namely creating a trap to catch animals.

Choosing a location right in the middle of the trail that I had followed to discover the stream, I marked a square and began digging. The ground below the fallen leaves was very soft, and so even by using my hands, it wasn't so hard. Still, it would take too much time and so I resorted to 'Shaped Mana' and created a shovel.

It was not very durable and I only could use it for a few minutes, but even so, I managed to complete a hole a bit over a meter deep.

Then I found a few small, but sturdy, branches and sharpened them with a rock to avoid spending my last mana.

With the stakes in place and the hole covered to the best of my ability, I could only wish for it to work out.

After a meal consisting mostly of yesterday's hunted meat, I spent almost the entire daylight hunting. Having learned from my previous mistake, I decided to choose a far higher branch this time and simply drop a rock at any animal that came to drink.

Albeit I did fail a few times and scared some animals off, I still managed to kill a pair of animals that looked like big, less furry, squirrels.

I then repeated the entire process of skinning, butchering, etc., and practically tripled my provisions.

The drying of the first skin was also a success. At least how I saw it. Granted it was not first-, or even second, quality, but at least it was usable. I still did not know for what, but...

The last thing for the day was an attempt to weave some kind of clothing from some thin, long, leaves that I gathered.

I failed a lot, but in the end, I managed to half-braid, half-weave some leaves into a small square. It was less than 30x30 centimeters, but at least it was a start.

Storing everything that needed to be stored and cleaning or hiding everything else, I again secured myself to my branch.

After finishing using 'Record' to note everything that happened today, I slowly descended into sleep.

My third day of playing survival began as the one before.

After grumbling because of the aching body, I began moving towards the stream. On the path there, I stopped to check my trap.

After noting that no animal was so kind as to fall inside, I proceeded to filter and store water.

Afterward, I continued exploring the surroundings, picking up from where I had left it before. With the usage of 'Mark', I did not fear losing my way, while 'Life-Radar' served me to confirm the lack of danger.

This time I did not find anything edible, but found a few trees with no branches but enormous, almost my size leaves. I could not recognize it and so simply named it 'Triangle Leaf' going after the leaf shape.

There were none of these leaves lying around, so I was forced to climb the tree trunk almost until the top while utilizing 'Cut' to... cut the leaves and store them into my inventory.

With such a find, I did not hunt this day and spent the rest of the day attempting to create some kind of tent. Using a few branches and this 'Triangle' leaves with the vine as a rope to secure it, I succeed. Nothing cozy, but at least would save me from rain if needed.

My weaving and braiding attempts also went far better today, and so I managed to get 6 such square 'cloths'.

With the daylight coming to an end, I decided to leave the task of trying to assemble them into clothes for the next day. And proceeded to repeat my nightly 'ritual' of tying myself to the branch and 'Record' everything. Still, a notable change had happened... I was now laying on a 'matress' from a few stacked 'Triangle' leaves and had a pillow, or at least something usable as a pillow consisting of the stack formed by six square leaves 'cloths'.

Having an almost comfortable awakening was awesome, and so different from the previous days, I felt in high spirits.

After making the daily routine water gathering, I proceeded to hunt a local 'capybara'.

My trap also had, for the first and only, time worked and got me a rabbit.

After butchering both animals on the hill, burying their guts and remains, and cleaning the pelts, there were only one thing left to do... clothes.

With the experience I got during the previous day's experiments, I succeeded in the task.

Granted, the poncho or cape made from three 'Triangle' leaves held together with some vine was by far not ideal, but it at least served to cover my naked body. And with the woven leaf cloths, I managed to do something resembling a skirt, making me appear more-or-less clothed. Well, at least to not appear like an exhibitionist!

Racking my brains for a few moments about how to solve the most important concern to start exploring seriously, namely footwear, I found inspiration in a show about cavemen I had watched. The 'shoes', if one may call them like that, consisted of wrapping an animal pelt around the leg and securing it with some rope. With the latter being one of my vines, the effect was still reached. Granted, it will be not very resistant, but at least I did not need to worry about stepping on a sharp rock or something.

"I should make a full revision and start my journey along the stream tomorrow" After recording everything I had done and finishing with such a thought, I went to sleep.

Changes to Status, Equip and Inventory, 5th day on ?????.

Basic Stats (Attributes)

NAME BEFORE → NOW DESCRIPTION (NEW) NOTES Mana 18/?→22/? - Practically an increase of 1 per day! Strenght 11/?→12/? - Don't feel any difference for now. Body (Constitution) 20/?→21/? - Don't feel any difference for now. Agility (Dexterity) 15/?→18/? - Noticed that I can climb trees better. I also have been increasingly more able when doing delicate work (for example - making my leaf clothes).

Stats (Skills or Abilities)

NAME BEFORE → NOW DESCRIPTION (NEW) NOTES Plants 7/100→9/100 - And now it's applied knowledge. Tailor 0/100→2/100 Ability to design, create, and repair clothes. Well, if the status says so, then... I am a tailor now as well. Labor 5/100→7/100 - Menial work? Anyway, an increase is good in any case. Hunting 1/100→5/100 - These critters that do not even escape should be not considered real prey, should they? Anyway, I am now someone with "common" skills in hunting! Terrain: Forest 1/100→3/100 - - Crafting 11/100→12/100 - - Piercing 6/100→7/100 - - Timing 11/100→12/100 - -

Magic & Spells

NAME BEFORE → NOW DESCRIPTION (NEW) NOTES Utilitarian (Common) 15/100→16/100 - - Filter 2/10→4/10 Separating dirt and impurities from any liquid substance. Mastery affects speed (70 seconds per liter). A twenty-second decrease. Life-Radar 2/100→3/100 Sense living beings in a zone. Mastery affects the zone's size (700 mt). Another 100 mt. increase. Mark 1/100→3/100 Leave a mark on the target to sense its location. Mastery affects range (1.5 km). Seems to increase 250 meters per level. Cut 5/100→7/100 Creates a thin, controllable blade of mana. Mastery affects the size and durability/strength (<70 cm, = Bronze) I missed the chance to see what was the durability increase on the sixth level.

Equipment

NAME NOTES Wooden Spear Two-meter sharpened branch. The tip has been used as a skewer to roast meat, so it's charcoaled. Normally stored away. "Throwing" Rocks A dozen medium-sized rocks I have been using for killing animals. About half-kilo weight, slightly bigger than my fist. Stored away. Leaf Poncho (Coat?) Not fashionable, made from a few big leaves held together with vines. Leaf Skirt Made from thin, long leaves weaved into square "cloths". Held together by a "belt" made of vine. Pelt Shoes A crudely cleaned and dried pelt held by a vine (x2).

Inventory

NAME NOTES Potable Water Water cleaned by using 'Filter'. Can be taken out in portions, but requires a form/container to be placed in.

A bit over 20 liters in total. Roasted Meat Meat from the rodents (?) I have hunted or caught. Roasted without any seasoning, so tastes bland.

About 2 kilos. Fresh Meat Uncooked meat from the rodents (?) I have hunted or caught.

About 3 kilos. Fruits Assorted edible fruits I found in the forest.

20 pieces. Leaf Tent Small wigwam type tent made from branches, vines, and "Triangle Leaves". Untested but should protect against rain (no rain until now). Assorted plant materials Various sorts of leaves, vines, etc.

About half-hundred of each. Pelts Crudely cleaned and dried animal pelts.

Five pieces that amount to a square meter.

After making the examination and recording everything, I consider myself ready to start the search for some kind of civilization. Let's set off!

Oh, how do I wish for a coffee and good tobacco!!!